Knight, Michalek Assigned to Mallards
January 21, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release
Quad City Mallards Forward Jared Knight
(Quad City Mallards)
MOLINE, Ill. - Forward Jared Knight and goaltender Steve Michalek have been assigned to the Quad City Mallards by the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild, the Mallards announced today.
Knight, 24, has scored once and added five assists in 31 games with Iowa this season. The 5' 11", 200-pound Battle Creek, Michigan, native was traded by the Boston Bruins to the Minnesota Wild last March. He recorded four goals and six assists to total ten points in 52 AHL games while splitting last season between Iowa and the Providence Bruins.
Knight spent the bulk of his first three professional seasons with Providence after being selected by Boston in the second round of the 2010 National Hockey League Entry Draft with the thirty-second overall choice. He has scored 11 goals and picked up 29 assists for 40 points in 154 career AHL games. Knight returns to the ECHL with the Mallards after playing two games for the South Carolina Stingrays in 2012-13.
Before turning pro, Knight enjoyed four successful junior seasons with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. Knight led London in goals (36) in 2009-10 and points (70) in 2010-11 before helping the Knights to the 2012 OHL Robertson Cup title. He piled up 102 goals, 107 assists and 209 points in 250 career OHL games.
Michalek, 22, returns to the Mallards after being recalled by Iowa yesterday. Michalek has gone 11-8-1 with a 2.51 goals against average, a .922 save percentage and one shutout in 22 games with the Mallards this season. He was named ECHL Rookie of the Month for October and ECHL Goaltender of the Week for the period ending November 22.
The Mallards return to action on the road tomorrow night against the Indy Fuel. The Mallards next play at home Wednesday, February 3 at 6:35 p.m. against the Rapid City Rush.
Single game tickets for all Mallards regular season home games- including the February 3 contest- are on sale now at the iWireless Center box office, Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000. The box office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tickets are available for $10, $16, $20 and $28.
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